Jailed, drunk who pushed ex-girlfriend after a row

A drunken man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend then ripped a door off its hinges when he was told to leave her home, has been jailed. David Martin, 22, of Brynmore Drive, Macclesfield, got into a row with his former partner Karen Mcfarlane when he went to her house drunk, Macclesfield magistrates heard.

A drunken man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend then ripped a door off its hinges when he was told to leave her home, has been jailed.

David Martin, 22, of Brynmore Drive, Macclesfield, got into a row with his former partner Karen Mcfarlane when he went to her house drunk, Macclesfield magistrates heard.

Shilpa Chauhan, prosecuting, told the court that Miss Mcfarlane had friends with her but told them to leave when Martin became aggressive.

Mrs Chauhan said: “Miss Mcfarlane had been with Martin for a year but ended the relationship in October due to his controlling behaviour. He regularly visited her house where she lives with her five children.

“At 2am she was at home with friends when the defendant knocked on the door.

“She allowed him to enter but he became abusive because he thought one of her male friends was her new boyfriend.

“She asked her friends to leave to defuse the situation. Then she asked him to leave which he agreed to do via the back door, but he refused and pushed her.

“She screamed at him and woke up her kids who came downstairs.

“He then pulled an internal door so hard that it came off its hinges.”

While Miss Mcfarlane took her children upstairs, her friends returned and tried to get Martin out.

He pushed them causing one to fall to the floor and then stayed outside shouting through the letter box until police arrived.

Ruth Oakes, defending, told the court Martin, who admitted criminal damage and assault by beating, had drunk about 10 pints of beer.

She added: “He accepts he acted recklessly. The incident was fairly minor and no injuries were sustained. He regrets he did it.”

Martin was jailed for four months and given a two-year restraining order.